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plebs

/plɛbz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A commoner, a member of the lower class of a society.
  2. A common person, an unsophisticated or cultureless person.
  3. (usually derogatory) A freshman cadet at a military academy.
  4. The plebeian class of Ancient Rome.
  5. The common people, especially the mob.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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